NCCER Industrial Painter Knowledge Verified credential — Requirements & Free Practice
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NCCER Industrial Painter Knowledge Verified credential
NCCER Knowledge Verified credential for passing the Industrial Painter journey-level knowledge assessment; full craft certification also requires Performance Verified.
Licensing authority: NCCER
Initial by examination
- Assessment Delivery
- Through an NCCER-accredited Assessment Program; public assessment centers may serve candidates where offered.
- Award Boundary
- Passing the knowledge assessment awards Knowledge Verified; full craft certification also requires the separate Performance Verified credential.
NCCER Industrial Painter Assessment
- Provider
- NCCER-accredited Assessment Programs
- Format
- Closed-book knowledge examination; basic-function non-printing calculator permitted
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 100.
- Time limit
- Two hours
- Passing score
- Minimum passing score is 70
Examination outline
- Safety (10%)
- Ladders, Scaffolds, Lifts, and Fall Protection (5%)
- Surface Preparation One (12%)
- Surface Preparation Two (25%)
- Industrial Coatings (11%)
- Coatings Application and Equipment (24%)
- Quality Inspections (8%)
- Coatings, Failures, and Analysis (5%)
Examination sources
- Industrial Painter Assessment Specifications
p. 1, NCCER Curriculum
- Industrial Painter Assessment Specifications
p. 1, Written Assessment Contents table
- NCCER Painting curriculum
Curriculum Details, first edition
- NCCER Painting curriculum
Curriculum Details, module 07401
- Industrial Painter Assessment Specifications
p. 1, Overview
- Industrial Painter Assessment Specifications
p. 1, minimum passing score
- Industrial Painter Assessment Specifications
p. 1, Written Assessment Contents
- NCCER Assess. Verify. Upskill.
Assessment Accreditation
- NCCER Assess. Verify. Upskill.
Option 2, Use a Public Assessment Center
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